One company (http://www.vwelevation.com/) makes a copy of the mosaic  
kit to allow pop top addition to tin roofs without cutting the big  
hole and attendant crossbraces etc.

Has a molded bed area to account for roof curvature and a 2 piece bed  
fold out. Looks like a credible way to go.

Search on T3 forums here for more info http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/ 
forum/

ie http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33040

shows the difference in the overhead cupboard.

Alistair

On 6-Jan-09, at 7:34 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

thanks, that helps.
that's quite clear.
do you already have your westy pop top ? ........I have one I'd sell.
I also have the flat bar that is welded into the roof in a
westy............I have the whole metal roof the westy top came  
with......
so you'd be working exactly with what the factory did.  And I have  
the upper
flat floor or bed area, included with the top.
the front portion of course, brackets, support bar, but no tent.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
southern Oregon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Top replacement

I have a van that was converted to the Country homes straight up pop  
top. I
don�t like it and want to put on the entire Westy pop top.

Nothing much is clear to me anyway so join the crowd.

Mike

On 1/6/09 12:08 PM, "craig cowan" <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you have a westy and need to replace the fiberglass top?
> Or are you converting a tin top to a poptop?
>
> At least it's not clear to me.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>  
> wrote:
>> Listees,
>>
>> Well the top replacement, Westy for Country homes, is going to  
>> proceed.
>> Someday.
>>
>> Of all the methods in the achieves and mentioned which is easier  
>> to do
>> that
>> preserves the entire Westy top, hole, side rail storage, AC  
>> cabinet and
>> all?
>>
>> In addition how does one deal with the headliner?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>